National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Survey Methods and Analytic Guidelines

Plan and Operations Report

Description Documentation
Plan, Operation, and Response Results of a Program of Children's Examinations. October 1967. 64 pp. (PHS) 1000. PB90-158825. PC A04 MF A01 [PDF - 12.1 MB]

Sample Design and Estimation Procedures

Description Documentation
Sample Design and Estimation Procedures for a National Health Examination Survey of Children [PDF - 4.0 MB]

Analytic Guidelines

Description Documentation
Analytic and Reporting Guidelines: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES III (1988-1994) [PDF - 182 KB]
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Analytic Guidelines, 1999-2010
The Analytic Guidelines for the 1999-2010 cycles of the Continuous NHANES is an update of the NHANES III Analytic Guidelines and may be used for any NHANES
[PDF – 734 KB]